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Haddon Township, Lumberton Superintendents Urge Legislature to Restore State School Aid
Summary
Two superintendents told a legislative committee that recent state aid cuts left Haddon Township with an 8% budget loss (about $800,000) and Lumberton facing significant shortfalls; they urged passage of Bill 3081 (or similar measures), faster timing for aid adjustments and warned of an imminent May 15 teacher-notification deadline.
An unidentified superintendent representing Haddon Township School District told a legislative committee that the district lost 8% of its budget — about $800,000 — after recent changes to state aid and urged lawmakers to pass Bill 3081 or similar legislation to restore funding.
She said the bill in its original form would have restored roughly $536,000 to the district and asked legislators to consider both restoring as much aid as possible and changing the timing of state funding adjustments so districts have more warning when aid levels change. "In Haddon Township, we lost 8% of our total budget, $800,000, and the bill in its original form would have restored about $536,000,"…
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